In June, Russia’s Constitutional Court ruled that people of either sex living with HIV can adopt children who are already living with them as family members.
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In a reported first for Russia, a court outside Moscow has allowed an HIV-positive woman to adopt a child.
The ruling by a court in the city of Balashikha was pronounced on February 13.
The woman’s lawyer, Ilnur Sharapov of the Agora rights group, said that his client was allowed to adopt a child borne by her sister via artificial insemination. Reports did not identify the woman or her relatives by name. Read More
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